War Museum

Hours of operation

The exhibition halls of the War Museum and its branches in Thessaloniki, Nafplio, Tripoli, Kalamata, Chalkida, Rethymnonastiri (Chromonastiri) operate as follows:

  • From 1 November to 31 March: 09:00 – 19:00

  • From 1 April to 31 October: 09:00 – 17:00

The exhibition area of the House of General Napoleon Zervas is open Monday to Friday, from 10:00 to 15:00.

The libraries of the War Museum of Athens and the Rethymnon Branch (Chromonastiriou) are open from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 14:00.

The following applies to all the Museums

1. Museums are closed on certain public holidays
(New Year’s Day 1 January, Easter Sunday, May Day 1 May and Christmas Day 25 December).

2. The Museums operate with reduced opening hours as below:
a) Good Friday: 12:00-18:00
b) Good Saturday: 9:00-15:00
c) 24 December: 9:00-12:00
d) 31 December: 9:00-12:00

3. The sale of tickets ends 30 minutes before the scheduled closing time of the Museums.

4. The removal of visitors from the Museum premises must be completed by 17:00 or 19:00, winter and summer hours respectively, as well as in the year when the Museum operates with reduced hours. The Museum staff invites the public to head for the exits in such a way that the last visitor has left the Museum premises at the time of closing.